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The situation of implementing expected LNG combined cycle gas turbines (CCGTs) in the southern Vietnam shows that the development prospective of power plants after 2020 will be  concerned very much.

On May 22, 2023, Vietnam Gas Corporation (PV GAS) signed a Confirmation Notice with supplier Shell, whereby Shell will deliver the first LNG cargo to Vietnam.

On September 9, 2019, at the Government Headquarters, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue received Mr. Scott Kicker, CEO of Gen X Energy Company (United States). At the meeting, Mr. Scott Kicker proposed to the Government of Vietnam, the wishe of Gen X Energy to invest in LNG complex project including LNG storage, gas transportation system and gas power project.

In the frame work of APEC Summit Week in Da Nang city, under the witness of Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Petrovietnam (PVN) and Mitsui (Japan) signed the Agreement on cooperation in gas and gas power industries in southern Vietnam. In accordance with the Agreement PVN and Mitsui will cooperate to invest in development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply, terminals  and power plants…

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) informed that the Group is currently studying to search the markets and build infrastructural bases for importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) and studying to develop the gas pipelines for connecting the regions to form a national gas pipeline system of Vietnam.

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) informed that the PVN mission headed by Mr. Nguyen Hung Dung – Member of the PVN Member Council visited and worked at Sembcorp Group (Singapore) and during the visit, Sembcorp Corporation and PetroVietnam Joint -Stock Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on renewable energy development, cross-border electricity trading, low carbon solutions (as hydrogen, ammonia), energy storage systems, smart grids and support/participation in developing LNG infrastructure in Vietnam.

Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has approved the project on overall design of information technology (IT) infrastructure to service operating and supervising activities in the competitive bulk power sale market in Vietnam.

On February 01, 2018, in Hanoi, Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) held a ceremony “EVN Partnership Meeting 2018”. This is an annual event of EVN to acknowledge the effective support, assistance and cooperation from Vietnamese state, foreign agencies and domestic and oversea parterners. At the meeting, World Bank (WB) has committed to continue supporting EVN in developing the competitive electricity market, upgrading the infrastructure to improve reliability of the power system, developing renewable energy and energy efficient and economical use...

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has just signed Decision No. 861/QD-TTg dated July 18, 2023, approving the national planning infrastructure for reserving and supplying petrol, oil and gas (in the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision up to 2050).

The Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Trinh Dinh Dung has just signed a decision on approving the tasks of the national infrastructure planning project for gasoline and gas reserve and supply in period of 2021-2030, with a vision up to 2050.

An Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS 2014) Mission  of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) including experts of the IAEA, France, Slovenia, the United States, Canada, The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Pakistan has a business trip to Vietnam to assess the second stage safety infrastructure of the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project (NPP).

On June 12th, 2014, at Dung Quat Economic Zone, Quang Ngai, Vietnam: Over the past several weeks marathon negotiations involving the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the General Customs Department and leaders of the Quang Ngai Provincial Peoples Committee have been meeting in support of Doosan Vina. 

At the International Convention Center (35 Hung Vuong, Hanoi), the Committee on Science, Technology and Environment of the National Assembly and the Science Council of Vietnam Energy Review have successfully organized the 3rd Vietnam Clean Energy Forum with the theme: "Development of gas and wind power infrastructure in Vietnam". The organizing committee summarizes the main contents of the Forum below for readers' reference.

In recent time, at Sotrans Group’s office, Vietranstimex and Fagioli signed a MOU Signing Ceremony on the implementation of complex projects in Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy and Large Infrastructure in Vietnam market.

According to latest data from the General Department of Customs, the import coal amount in March 2017 was nearly 2 million tons worth $217 million, up 76.9% and 47.8% in value over the previous month.